Shoulder MRI (without contrast) cost at US hospitals

MRI joint of upper extremity without contrast · CPT 73221

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Shoulder MRI (without contrast)

This is the standard shoulder MRI, done with nothing injected. It is the test that shows the rotator cuff tendons, the labrum and the biceps tendon — the soft tissue an x-ray cannot see. Most shoulder pain that has not settled with rest or therapy ends up here.

$233.59

lowest cash price

$2,096.84

national median

$15,975.12

highest cash price

805

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $233.59–$15,975.12 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$233.59

Henry Ford Rochester Hospital — Rochester, MI

Most expensive published cash price

$15,975.12

Adventhealth Lake Wales — Lake Wales, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,406.40) → Sep 1, 2026 ($993.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $360.00 $3,947.58 $4,459.26
Arizona 20 $358.09 $511.92 $6,035.43
Arkansas 6 $561.60 $1,036.89 $2,145.65
California 66 $573.30 $2,444.00 $7,819.32
Colorado 17 $403.33 $5,285.27 $5,285.27
Florida 81 $951.20 $3,305.25 $15,975.12
Georgia 25 $957.27 $1,549.08 $14,309.07
Hawaii 2 $1,382.08 $1,382.08 $2,407.50
Illinois 51 $950.00 $3,338.64 $7,156.80
Indiana 26 $582.60 $1,165.20 $6,450.03
Iowa 30 $1,011.42 $2,729.83 $7,839.00
Kansas 11 $1,402.00 $3,029.65 $3,672.79
Kentucky 26 $990.23 $3,205.20 $6,450.03
Louisiana 1 $483.34 $483.34 $483.34
Maine 7 $1,366.70 $2,139.80 $2,554.55
Maryland 2 $276.60 $276.60 $276.60
Michigan 27 $233.59 $3,636.00 $8,136.00
Minnesota 19 $912.00 $2,506.40 $3,237.60
Mississippi 11 $282.26 $992.68 $1,230.27
Missouri 20 $1,180.08 $1,700.05 $4,387.50
Montana 2 $1,331.20 $1,331.20 $1,850.40
Nebraska 12 $1,173.48 $1,303.50 $2,952.05
Nevada 3 $932.72 $2,695.55 $2,984.83
New Hampshire 1 $3,614.95 $3,614.95 $3,614.95
New Jersey 21 $264.17 $267.55 $284.66
New Mexico 2 $1,821.12 $1,821.12 $1,821.12
New York 23 $286.04 $286.04 $4,841.00
North Carolina 15 $1,501.50 $1,938.28 $4,840.00
North Dakota 4 $2,228.80 $2,516.80 $3,229.60
Ohio 54 $922.20 $2,127.00 $5,521.10
Oklahoma 16 $1,535.16 $2,051.28 $5,574.00
Oregon 13 $383.40 $1,375.50 $1,951.50
Pennsylvania 31 $461.50 $1,705.20 $6,214.20
South Carolina 11 $809.00 $2,015.00 $4,319.50
South Dakota 7 $2,675.20 $3,198.40 $3,374.40
Tennessee 38 $513.01 $636.75 $1,367.99
Texas 110 $708.03 $2,311.68 $4,455.61
Virginia 43 $624.68 $1,932.50 $5,499.90
Washington 25 $1,053.66 $1,753.60 $2,905.70
West Virginia 17 $868.50 $1,544.50 $3,755.00
Wisconsin 33 $1,055.64 $2,280.30 $5,058.83
Wyoming 4 $800.52 $1,445.14 $1,631.24

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $860.49 $175.61 – $1,971.71
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $861.18 $197.99 – $629.71
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $861.18 $197.99 – $651.42
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $868.50 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $869.50 $221.92 – $334.21
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $869.50 $221.92 – $244.11
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $875.44 $529.82 – $1,842.03
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $876.16 $184.20 – $711.65
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $891.57 $167.52 – $629.71
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $898.88 $186.16 – $5,056.20
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $912.00 $220.12 – $1,474.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $912.00 $220.12 – $1,474.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $912.00 $220.12 – $1,474.00
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $913.50 not published
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $919.62 $9.80 – $503.72
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $921.91 $9.80 – $1,554.71
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $922.20 not published
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $930.25 $212.26 – $1,130.00
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $932.72 $483.08 – $1,783.68
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $936.15 $167.52 – $629.71
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $936.15 $167.52 – $629.71
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $945.35 $35.75 – $3,122.73
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $945.50 $252.44 – $487.64
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $946.50 $252.44 – $487.64
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $950.00 $255.69 – $414.22
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $950.00 $250.32 – $414.22
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $950.00 $250.32 – $414.22
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $950.00 $255.69 – $414.22
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $951.20 $242.63 – $525.31
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $951.50 $462.09 – $527.63
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $956.04 $115.83 – $235.71
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $957.27 $186.96 – $2,459.00
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $957.27 $319.61 – $2,619.54
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $959.58 $211.18 – $1,441.45
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $960.00 $252.44 – $487.64
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $963.00 $252.44 – $487.64
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $966.00 $236.38 – $1,288.00
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $969.60 not published
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $974.00 $462.09 – $527.63
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $974.00 $233.84 – $628.23
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $974.00 $236.56 – $635.54
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $974.00 $235.10 – $631.61
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $974.00 $233.84 – $628.23
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $974.00 $235.10 – $631.61
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $974.00 $236.56 – $635.54
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $974.00 $235.10 – $631.61
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $980.25 $252.44 – $504.89
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $990.23 $565.53 – $2,458.82
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $990.64 $105.33 – $1,022.00
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $992.68 $241.72 – $246.55

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